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Last update: 22:42 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
175° S
9 kts
max 17 kts
45%
7° C
1011 hpa
170° S
0.5 m
3 s
6.2 m
03h
178° S
9 kts
max 15 kts
68%
8° C
1011 hpa
174° S
0.5 m
3 s
3.6 m
06h
167° SSE
9 kts
max 15 kts
67%
8° C
1011 hpa
173° S
0.5 m
3 s
06:34
1.2 m
09h
161° SSE
11 kts
max 18 kts
45%
8° C
1011 hpa
177° S
0.5 m
3 s
3.5 m
12h
170° S
12 kts
max 19 kts
55%
9° C
1011 hpa
184° S
0.5 m
3 s
11:42
6.2 m
15h
175° S
11 kts
max 21 kts
87%
10° C
1011 hpa
188° S
0.5 m
4 s
4.0 m
18h
162° SSE
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
1011 hpa
186° S
0.5 m
3 s
18:54
1.1 m
21h
164° SSE
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
180° S
0.6 m
3 s
3.0 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
169° S
16 kts
max 25 kts
98%
9° C
1011 hpa
181° S
0.8 m
4 s
23:56
6.4 m
03h
168° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
181° S
0.7 m
4 s
4.4 m
06h
166° SSE
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
1010 hpa
184° S
0.7 m
4 s
07:16
1.0 m
09h
159° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
98%
8° C
1009 hpa
185° S
0.7 m
4 s
2.4 m
12h
162° SSE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
185° S
0.8 m
4 s
12:14
6.3 m
15h
161° SSE
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
184° S
0.8 m
4 s
4.7 m
18h
155° SSE
18 kts
max 29 kts
9%
9° C
1004 hpa
177° S
0.9 m
4 s
1.7 m
21h
159° SSE
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
8° C
1003 hpa
177° S
1.2 m
4 s
19:35
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
158° SSE
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
181° S
1.3 m
5 s
00:27
6.6 m
03h
158° SSE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.95 mm
8° C
997 hpa
184° S
1.4 m
5 s
5.0 m
06h
172° S
19 kts
max 25 kts
92%
1.0 mm
8° C
994 hpa
181° S
1.5 m
5 s
1.8 m
09h
149° SSE
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.92 mm
8° C
991 hpa
178° S
1.6 m
5 s
07:56
1.0 m
12h
158° SSE
25 kts
max 35 kts
99%
2.46 mm
8° C
989 hpa
177° S
1.6 m
6 s
12:45
6.4 m
15h
160° SSE
25 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.9 mm
9° C
987 hpa
176° S
1.6 m
6 s
5.2 m
18h
155° SSE
23 kts
max 34 kts
99%
9° C
986 hpa
170° S
1.6 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
154° SSE
20 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.61 mm
9° C
987 hpa
167° SSE
1.5 m
5 s
20:12
1.0 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
151° SSE
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
987 hpa
164° SSE
1.4 m
5 s
00:59
6.6 m
03h
136° SE
16 kts
max 24 kts
98%
0.58 mm
8° C
987 hpa
166° SSE
1.2 m
5 s
5.6 m
06h
138° SE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
988 hpa
167° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
2.3 m
09h
140° SE
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
989 hpa
171° S
0.9 m
4 s
08:33
1.0 m
12h
158° SSE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
989 hpa
171° S
0.9 m
4 s
13:18
6.4 m
15h
164° SSE
10 kts
max 18 kts
87%
9° C
990 hpa
169° S
0.8 m
4 s
5.6 m
18h
141° SE
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
990 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
5 s
2.5 m
21h
146° SE
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
990 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
5 s
20:47
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
16 kts
max 22 kts
89%
8° C
990 hpa
155° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
5.4 m
03h
230° SW
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
990 hpa
180° S
0.9 m
5 s
01:33
6.7 m
06h
186° S
16 kts
max 23 kts
88%
7° C
991 hpa
177° S
1.1 m
5 s
2.8 m
09h
176° S
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.5 mm
7° C
991 hpa
181° S
1.2 m
5 s
09:07
1.0 m
12h
187° S
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.83 mm
8° C
991 hpa
189° S
1.2 m
5 s
4.6 m
15h
185° S
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
993 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
13:54
6.4 m
18h
172° S
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
993 hpa
199° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
3.1 m
21h
181° S
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
994 hpa
187° S
0.9 m
5 s
21:20
1.2 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
197° SSW
8 kts
max 9 kts
75%
6° C
995 hpa
184° S
0.8 m
5 s
4.2 m
03h
192° SSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
48%
6° C
996 hpa
177° S
0.7 m
5 s
02:11
6.7 m
06h
190° S
5 kts
max 5 kts
89%
6° C
997 hpa
165° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
3.4 m
09h
190° S
5 kts
max 5 kts
93%
6° C
999 hpa
159° SSE
0.6 m
5 s
09:41
1.1 m
12h
218° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
163° SSE
0.6 m
6 s
3.3 m
15h
244° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
51%
8° C
1001 hpa
172° S
0.5 m
7 s
14:35
6.4 m
18h
272° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
82%
6° C
1002 hpa
169° S
0.5 m
7 s
3.8 m
21h
290° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
37%
5° C
1004 hpa
157° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
21:53
1.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
322° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
40%
4° C
1005 hpa
154° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
3.0 m
03h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
66%
4° C
1005 hpa
147° SSE
0.8 m
7 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
344° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
7 s
4.2 m
09h
26° NNE
7 kts
max 10 kts
79%
5° C
1008 hpa
128° SE
0.9 m
7 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
31° NNE
10 kts
max 11 kts
96%
6° C
1010 hpa
121° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
2.2 m
15h
20° NNE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
1011 hpa
100° E
0.9 m
5 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
22° NNE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4° C
1013 hpa
99° E
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
26° NNE
10 kts
max 13 kts
97%
4° C
1014 hpa
90° E
0.9 m
5 s
2.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
27° NNE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
1015 hpa
98° E
1.0 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
5° N
11 kts
max 15 kts
93%
3° C
1016 hpa
98° E
1.0 m
5 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
6° N
9 kts
max 12 kts
45%
2° C
1017 hpa
100° E
1.0 m
5 s
4.9 m
09h
83° E
6 kts
max 10 kts
86%
0.47 mm
2° C
1018 hpa
97° E
1.0 m
6 s
2.1 m
12h
120° ESE
3 kts
max 5 kts
94%
3° C
1019 hpa
89° E
1.0 m
6 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
166° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
93%
3° C
1018 hpa
80° E
0.9 m
6 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
143° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
98%
2° C
1017 hpa
82° E
0.9 m
5 s
5.1 m
21h
152° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2° C
1015 hpa
84° E
0.9 m
5 s
2.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
171° S
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
2° C
1011 hpa
103° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
168° SSE
23 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.07 mm
2° C
1005 hpa
108° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
179° S
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
7.62 mm
3° C
998 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
281° W
19 kts
max 31 kts
13%
1.77 mm
5° C
996 hpa
114° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
3.0 m
12h
276° W
21 kts
max 29 kts
4%
6° C
996 hpa
126° SE
0.9 m
5 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
285° WNW
19 kts
max 28 kts
5%
6° C
995 hpa
128° SE
0.9 m
5 s
3.8 m
18h
288° WNW
18 kts
max 29 kts
10%
4° C
995 hpa
130° SE
0.9 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
281° W
18 kts
max 31 kts
4%
3° C
995 hpa
133° SE
0.9 m
5 s
3.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
278° W
18 kts
max 31 kts
77%
3° C
994 hpa
139° SE
0.9 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
286° WNW
24 kts
max 37 kts
78%
3° C
992 hpa
115° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
308° NW
20 kts
max 30 kts
98%
3° C
994 hpa
128° SE
0.8 m
5 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
7° N
26 kts
max 32 kts
83%
0.88 mm
3° C
1001 hpa
143° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.1 m
12h
353° N
19 kts
max 26 kts
27%
4° C
1007 hpa
140° SE
0.9 m
5 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
344° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
89%
4° C
1010 hpa
141° SE
0.9 m
5 s
2.5 m
18h
311° NW
10 kts
max 16 kts
4%
2° C
1013 hpa
143° SE
0.9 m
6 s
18:49
5.4 m

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